Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Li Qi Ji
理氣劑 |
| Sub Category | Xing Qi
行氣 |
| Name | Ban Xia Hou Pu Tang
半夏厚朴湯 Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction |
| Pharma Effect | |
| Function | Promotes the movement of qi, dissipates clumps, directs negative qi downward and transforms phlegm. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula treats the condition of plum-pit qi, in which the patients feel as if something is caught in the throat that can neither be swallowed or ejected, a stifling sensation in the chest and hypochondria. They also tend to be quick tempered and irri |
| Cautions | This formula is not for patients presenting symptoms of plum-pit qi but without heat symptom. |
